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20 Mark Karl Marx
| Issuer | State Mint of the German Democratic Republic (Staatliche Münze der DDR) |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | DIE PHILOSOPHEN HABEN DIE WELT NUR VERSCHIEDEN INTERPRETIERT; ES KOMMT ABER DARAUF AN, SIE ZU VERÄNDERN. DDR 20 MARK 1983 A (Translation: The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it. GDR 20 Mark 1983 A) |
| Reverse description | A bold, high-relief portrait bust of Karl Marx faces the viewer directly, rendered in a naturalistic style with characteristic flowing hair and full beard. Below the portrait, a facsimile of Marx's cursive signature appears in the field, inscribed in script lettering. The birth and death years '1818-1883' are engraved in Roman numerals beneath the signature, commemorating the centenary of his death. The overall design is restrained, with no peripheral legend, focusing attention entirely on the effigy and commemorative dates. |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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